Simple elements like transitions between in-game action and dialogue sequences feel a half-note off, segueing between the two with a weird jitter that breaks the flow. Indeed, much of this game makes you appreciate the level of polish Nintendo puts into its marquee franchises. But the student has not quite bested the master just yet.
You get the feeling this was a form of payment for a job well-done or, more charitably, the end result of an apprenticeship. Grezzo is mostly known for remaking, under Nintendo’s guidance, the 3DS versions of two Nintendo 64 classics: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and Majora’s Mask. The point is to build a habitable and happy place for strangers who then put down roots, literally and figuratively, by planting their heart-seed things and contributing to the larger whole in the form of unique shops that offer your growing party new abilities, thus helping you on your quest to vanquish Chaos. These safe spaces are havens for travelers, who visit and eventually reside in your town.
#EVER OASIS 3DS AMAZON SERIES#
The main conceit is to build up a series of Oases in a vast desert world that has been taken over by some malevolent force called Chaos. If I had to make a high-concept comparison, I’d call this “Zelda-meets-Animal-Crossing-via-Pikmin.” The overlap sometimes feels a bit too close, homage nearly tipping over into recurrent thievery. The developers here are Grezzo Nintendo is just publishing Ever Oasis, but the game certainly fits into the company’s portfolio. In Ever Oasis, your character is part plant, and the closest thing to a seedy underbelly is in his heart: Characters literally plant bits of their heart to grow shops and buildings. Even Kirby and Yoshi, the company’s two most adorable characters, both swallow enemies and, in one case, defecate them out, while in the other, consume and absorb their essence. Nintendo is known to create ooey-gooey games with candy-colored aesthetics, but it’s rare for them to so brazenly wear their heart on their sleeve often there’s a hint of malice underlying the surface-level saccharine. The game is a cheery antidote to an industry known to propagate violence in the name of fun, but if you’re a gaming diabetic, be forewarned: This is a sweet pill. There is a metric in the game called a “Smile Meter.” This is not named ironically. The game revolves not around destruction but building community. Biv hues you earn something called “Rainbow Power ” an actual rainbow in-game looms over your village. There is a recurring rainbow motif: Text is multicolored in Roy G. Though you wield a sword, it rarely comes out, and you’re reminded frequently that you can run away.
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